Analysis of parcel demand, network economics, cross-border operations and logistics technology, linking Chinese developments with questions from overseas markets. For logistics users, industry professionals and researchers.
The full statement reports €1,716 million in Q3 EBIT and €901 million in free cash flow excluding acquisitions and divestitures. Express led earnings growth, while quarterly cash conversion weakened.
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China & Global
Analysis of developments in China and their implications for carriers, merchants and supply-chain teams in other markets.
Explore China & GlobalExamine shipment evidence, returns disposition and reusable packaging through documented decisions, complete costs and the limits of environmental claims.
Product records, document reconciliation and responsibilities supporting cross-border and logistics decisions.
Item condition, handling cost and retained value in returns, packaging and recovery decisions.
Review the service scope and working examples for an industry question, cooperation discussion or agreed local-market coordination.
The team organizes available sources, a preparation brief, unresolved questions and next-step options around a defined industry or operating question.
The team prepares cooperation discussions between Chinese and overseas participants through an agenda, clarified responsibilities and agreed follow-up.
The team coordinates agreed activities in a specified market, with an explicit mandate, market feedback, potential-partner follow-up and project reporting.
For an initial enquiry, state the market and your question. Scope, deliverables, fees and timing are agreed directly before work begins.
Studies examine specific operating or cooperation questions using original sources and a defined method. Each study sets out the published evidence, its limitations and the practical questions relevant to a decision.
Thematic analysis, original source references and explanatory guides on parcel networks and global supply chains.
Explore resourcesOriginal sources used in our articles, with context on the publishing body, subject, geography and evidence boundary.
Explore source referencesExamine calculation methods, record reconciliation and operating trade-offs. Guides state assumptions and conditions so readers can judge whether a method fits their shipment, process or market.
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